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I will be watching and reading the
licensed tie-ins to the newly rebooted Star Trek universe currently in the
capable hands of J.J. Abrams
and will be presenting my studies relating to
each, such as commentary on the science described, sound bits of memorable
dialog, screen grabs and my own musings. I'll be presenting them in my estimation of the chronological order
each story takes place.

Because there are other stories in
comics and novels that take place in between segments of the 2009 Star Trek movie, I've
chosen to break the movie down into three segments in the chronology,
representing the time periods in which they occur: James Kirk's day of birth
("Rebirth"), Kirk's and Spock's childhoods and decisions to enter Starfleet
Academy ("Parallels"), and the maiden voyage of the Enterprise ("The
Vengeance of Nero").

Although
there are no television "episodes" (at least not yet) in the rebooted
Star Trek canon, I am continuing to use the
term "episode" as I have elsewhere on PopApostle, as a separable piece in the
continuous narrative of a larger story.

(Studies of cross-over
stories between ST and other licensed properties can be found on the
Sidebar Studies page.)

Ambassador Spock discovers an imminent
threat to the Romulan Empire and tries to warn them...but he
isn't believed.

With an Enterprise escort, Spock
and Nero head for Vulcan to seek help from the Science Academy
on converting their decalithium into red matter to stop the
Hobus star.

Powerless to stop the destruction of
Romulus and too late in arriving to rescue his wife, Captain
Nero sets his crew on a course of revenge.

While General Worf's Klingon fleet attempts to stop the Narada
from its course of revenge, Spock races to the Hobus star to
destroy the supernova.

In the 23rd Century, the U.S.S. Kelvin
encounters the newly arrived Narada.

"Second Chance"

"Parallels"

The Edge

The Delta Anomaly

The Gemini Agent

Star Trek: Nero #1 (IDW)

11:30-28:07 on the Star Trek movie DVD

Starfleet Academy novel

Starfleet Academy novel

Starfleet Academy novel

Badly damaged after George Kirk's sacrifice
attack by the Kelvin, the Narada is no match
for a Klingon boarding party.

The young Kirk and Spock make their
individual ways toward a destiny in Starfleet.

During his first few months at the Academy,
Jim Kirk is unsure if a life of Starfleet's rules and
regulations is for him.

A serial killer known as the Doctor seems
to have returned to San Francisco after a 20-year absence.

Kirk is plagued by mysterious blackouts
which bring him under suspicion of Starfleet Intelligence.

The Assassination Game

"The Voice of a Falling Star"

"Too Smart for Your Own Good"

"Red Level Down"

"Never Bet Against the Romulan"

Starfleet Academy novel

Star Trek
#18 (IDW)

Star Trek #19 (IDW)

Star Trek #20 (IDW)

Star Trek: Nero #2 (IDW)

Someone seems to be attempting to frame the visiting enemy
Varklolak delegation for bombings of key targets at the Academy
to foment war.

Uhura and Spock share the memory of a personal moment from her
past.

Scotty's destined path as an engineer is
revealed as he tells the story of his life.

Sulu and Chekov each must make decisions
about how they will comport themselves in their quests for
success at Starfleet Academy.

Nero and his crew spend 25 years imprisoned
on the Klingon prison asteroid of Rura Penthe.

"Voyagers"

"A Perfect View"

"When Worlds Collide"

"Where No Man Has Gone Before" Part 1

Star Trek: Nero #3 (IDW)

Star Trek: Nero #4 (IDW)

Wired #17.05

28:07-end on the Star Trek movie DVD

Star Trek
#1 (IDW)

Locking Nero and his crew out of its
controls, the Narada makes a beeline for the edge of
the Delta Quadrant and...V'Ger!

The Narada intercepts the
Jellyfish as it exits the newly-reopened wormhole from the
future.

Spock-Prime reflects on his life after he's
left stranded on Delta Vega by Nero.

After an absence of 25 years, the mysterious Romulan ship
Narada and its captain, Nero, return to destroy the
Federation.

On the Enterprise's first official mission
with Kirk as captain, an encounter with a force barrier at the
edge of the galaxy leaves his Academy friend and current
crewmember Gary Mitchell with
powerful psychic abilities.

"Where No Man Has Gone Before" Part 2

"The Galileo Seven" Part 1

"The Galileo Seven" Part 2

"Operation: Annihilate" Part 1

"Operation: Annihilate" Part 2

Star Trek #2 (IDW)

Star Trek
#3 (IDW)

Star Trek #4 (IDW)

Star Trek #5 (IDW)

Star Trek #6 (IDW)

Lt. Gary Mitchell begins to think of
himself as a god.

Spock's command skills are tested when his
shuttlecraft crew crash lands on a planet inhabited by brutish
primitives.

As the Galileo crew faces death on
Taurus II, Commissioner Ferris urges Kirk to abandon the search.

The Enterprise is sent to
investigate the loss of communication with Deneva colony and
discovers a spread of insanity from world to world
across centuries.

George takes matters into his own hands to
save his family, while Spock also acts alone to find a cure to
the parasitic infection.

"Vulcan's Vengeance" Part 1

"Vulcan's Vengeance" Part 2

"Legacy of Spock"Part 1

"Legacy of Spock"Part 2

"Legacy of Spock"Part 3

Star Trek #7 (IDW)

Star Trek
#8 (IDW)

Star Trek #55

Star Trek #56

Star Trek #57

A Vulcan science vessel is attacked when it
recovers a small sample of red matter from the fragmentary
debris of the planet Vulcan.

Pursuing the stolen red matter, Kirk takes an away team in a shuttlecraft
into the Romulan Neutral Zone...where they are promptly arrested
and taken to Romulus to stand trial for espionage against the
Empire.

Spock-Prime begins a journey to find a new
home for the Vulcan race.

Declared a non-Vulcan by the rest of his
race, Spock-Prime seeks an alternative method of aiding them in
their search for a new homeworld.

The Romulan resistance rescues Spock.

"Legacy of Spock"Part 4

"Return of the Archons" Part 1

"Return of the Archons" Part 2

"The Stars Flying By"

"The Truth About Tribbles" Part 1

Star Trek #58

Star Trek
#9 (IDW)

Star Trek
#10 (IDW)

Star Trek
#17 (IDW)

Star Trek #11 (IDW)

The Romulans commence an attack against the
Vulcan fleet.

The Enterprise investigates the
mysterious planet Beta III and the rumored-only-to-exist
U.S.S. Archon.

The crew learns the startling secret of
Landru.

The secret origin of Leonard McCoy.

An exploratory mission to the Iota
Germinorum system brings the Enterprise to the
homeworld of the tribbles.

"The Truth About Tribbles" Part 2

"The Redshirt's Tale"

"The Only Place I Fit"

"Mirrored" Part 1

"Mirrored" Part 2

Star Trek
#12 (IDW)

Star Trek
#13 (IDW)

Star Trek
#14 (IDW)

Star Trek
#15 (IDW)

Star Trek #16 (IDW)

What is the cure for a population explosion of tribbles?

Lt. Hendorff records a letter to his parents, detailing his life
aboard the Enterprise.

The origin of Keenser!

In the new Star Trek timeline, things take a very
different turn in the mirror universe.

In the mirror universe, Kirk instigates his plan for Vulcan.

"Countdown to Darkness"
Part 1

"Countdown to Darkness"
Part 2

"Countdown to Darkness"
Part 3

"Countdown to Darkness"
Part 4

"Gorn, But Not Forgotten"

Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness #1
(IDW)

Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness #2
(IDW)

Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness #3
(IDW)

Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness #4
(IDW)

Video Game

The Enterprise investigates a technological anomaly on
the otherwise primitive planet of Phaedra.

Kirk faces a Prime Directive conundrum when he and Spock meet
former Enterprise Captain Robert April on the surface
of Phaedus IV.

Spock attempts to rescue Sulu and Hendorff from the Shadow
forces, while Captain April has plans of his own.

April takes control of the Enterprise
with the intention of handing it over to the Klingons.

A new intergalactic species called the Gorn
attack the colony of New Vulcan.

Star Trek Into Darkness

"Khan"
Part 1

"Khan"
Part 2

"Khan"
Part 3

"Khan"
Part 4

Movie

Star Trek: Khan #1 (IDW)

Star Trek: Khan #2 (IDW)

Star Trek: Khan #3 (IDW)

Star Trek: Khan #4 (IDW)

The genetically-enhanced, homicidal
superman Khan rears his head in a different way in the new
timeline.

The Federation trial of Khan begins!

Khan relates how he and his fellow Augments
took over the world in the 1990s!

Khan relates the time of the Eugenics Wars and the
retreat from Earth of he and his followers aboard the Botany
Bay.